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31 to 40 of 343 quilts

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[ 93JM ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block
Owner: Jeanne Mims  -  Country/Place Created: USA -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "Jeanne Mims great aunt, Nancy Melvina Kelso, made the quilt in 1940 for Jeanne's birth. "I was supposed to be a boy hence the colours of cream, yellow and brown." [JM] Nancy Melvina was the daughter who stayed at home to..."

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[ 94SR ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block, Log Cabin, Pieced Random
Owner: Sharlene Rogers (for Nadia Brookes)  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA QLD -  Date: 1901 - 1920
Story of Quilt: "Elizabeth Mary Smith, 1856 - 1946, was married at 17 and emigrated to Australia with her husband Tom some time later. She had 11 children and one was born either on the ship or shortly after their arrival in Australia. 2 babies died..."

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[ 111MH ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Utilitarian, Typically Australian, Traditional Wagga
Owner: Muriel Hartmann  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA QLD -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "With the wool pack Wagga I may not have used two side pieces. One piece formed the top and side and the other piece side and bottom. The two pieces stitched together and the ends bound with coloured material to stop the ends..."

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[ 112MH ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Random, Typically Australian, Re-used clothing or blanket
Owner: Muriel Hartmann  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA QLD -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "With the wool pack Wagga I may not have used two side pieces. One piece formed the top and side and the other piece side and bottom. The two pieces stitched together and the ends bound with coloured material to stop the ends..."

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[ 113MH ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Utilitarian, Typically Australian, Domestic Wagga
Owner: Muriel Hartmann  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA QLD -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "With the wool pack Wagga I may not have used two side pieces. One piece formed the top and side and the other piece side and bottom. The two pieces stitched together and the ends bound with coloured material to stop the ends..."

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[ 114MD ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Suffolk Puff
Owner: Mary Lennox Denyer  -  Country/Place Created: SCOTLAND -  Date: 1881 - 1900
Story of Quilt: "Jean Gavin was born in Scotland in 1850 and widowed in 1895 when she was pregnant with her fourth child. Her husband was William Reid Gavin and they lived in Dalmellington, Ayrshire. The death of her husband changed family life..."

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[ 121BF ] Quilt Style: Pieced Animal skins, Exotic Animals
Owner: Bud and Patricia Ford  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA QLD -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "It took Bud and Patricia Ford 6 months of intermittent work in the evenings to stitch the rug. This was by kerosene lamplight at 'Aldersyde' Homestead, Miles Queensland."

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[ 122BF ] Quilt Style: Pieced Animal skins, Exotic Animals
Owner: Bud and Patricia Ford  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA QLD -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Bud Ford recounted "We had some killers from Olive Campion of 'Oxford Downs' Columboola. They were such lovely skins that I had them tanned by an old one eyed bushman who had a recipe for tanning. I sewed them together and put..."

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[ 140NWM ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Utilitarian, Typically Australian, Traditional Wagga
Owner: National Wool Museum  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Mr. Perkins joined the police force in his early twenties and apart from an 18 month posting in Melbourne, spent the rest of his career serving communities in country Victoria. He was a keen fisherman and hunter; his first love was..."

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[ 142NWM ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Square
Owner: National Wool Museum  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "This pram and cot quilt comes from a family with a tradition of making-do. Rene was regarded as a better piano player than a sewer or cook. She made the quilt from old woollen clothing worn by the family. The green fabric was from..."

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